New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A8502: Authorizes the village of East Hampton, town of East Hampton, in Suffolk county to establish demonstration programs imposing monetary liability for failure of operators to comply with posted speed limits
Status: Introduced, June 17, 2026
Authorizes the village of East Hampton in the town of East Hampton, county of Suffolk to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to comply with posted maximum speed limits.
What the bill says
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the village of East Hampton in the town of East Hampton, county of Suffolk to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to comply with posted maximum speed limits; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
From the amended text, October 20, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the village of East Hampton in the town of East Hampton, county of Suffolk to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to comply with posted maximum speed limits; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 1180-h to read as follows: § 1180-H. OWNER LIABILITY FOR FAILURE OF THE OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS; VILLAGE OF EAST HAMPTON, TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. (A) 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE VILLAGE OF EAST HAMPTON, IN THE TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS ON ANY ROAD IN SUCH VILLAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH VILLAGE, FOR PURPOSES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, SHALL OPERATE PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS WITHIN SUCH …